Bow (ward)

Bow
Former electoral ward for the Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Bow ward boundaries from 1978 to 1994
Borough	Tower Hamlets
County	Greater London
Former electoral ward
Created	1978
Abolished	2002
Councillors	3

Bow was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections and last used for the 1998 elections. It returned councillors to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council.

Tower Hamlets council elections

There was a change to the ward boundaries in 1994 when the Tower Hamlets/Newham boundary was realigned. ^[1]

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998. ^[2]

1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Bow (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Raymon Gipson	1,138
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Stacy	1,063
	Liberal Democrats	Marian Williams	1,010
	Labour	Arthur Downes	797
	Labour	Arun Chattopadhyay	793
	Labour	Benjamin Leapman	696
	Conservative	Tafique Chowdhury	246
	Conservative	Simon Gordon-Clark	138
Turnout			5,881
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994. ^[3]

1994 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Bow (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Catchpole	1,308
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond Gipson	1,258
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Webb	1,187
	Labour	B.G. Richmond	962
	Labour	J.A.C. Sterne	935
	Labour	W.E. Wakefield	918
	Conservative	Simon Gordon-Clark	176
	Conservative	R.D. Mitchell	131
	Conservative	J.F.L. Phibbs	130
Turnout			6,126	43.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990. ^[4]

1990 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Bow (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Catchpole	1,548	64.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Lebar	1,497
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Webb	1,451
	Labour	Belle Harris	860	35.7
	Labour	Rory Moore	805
	Labour	Benard Richmond	776
Majority				28.6
Turnout			6,128	41.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986. ^[5]

1986 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Bow (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Patricia Catchpole	1,198
	Liberal	Ronald Lebar	1,165
	Liberal	Anthony Wilcock	1,071
	Labour	Edward Caunter	795
	Labour	Wendy Allman	777
	Labour	Thomas Redmond	737
	Conservative	Bernard Jenkin	172
Majority
Turnout			6,278	34.6
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982. ^[6]

1982 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Bow (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ronald Lebar	1,004	58.3
	Liberal	Patricia L Catchpole	980
	Liberal	Jonathan Price	924
	Labour	Hilary J Price	661	39.0
	Labour	Patricia E Rackley	659
	Labour	Leonard Coan	626
	Conservative		138	2.8
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978. ^[7]

1978 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Bow (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Gray	656
	Liberal	Ronald Lebar	635
	Liberal	Gwendoline Lee	632
	Labour	Thomas Crudgington	560
	Labour	Hetty Hawksbee	553
	Labour	Deirdre Wood	525
	Conservative	John Livingstone	129
	Conservative	Linda Archibald	111
	Conservative	Tania Mason	108
	National Front	Richard Cribb	99
	National Front	Albert Buttery	98
	National Front	Ernest Bale	88
Majority
Turnout			4,568	33.7
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

References

1. "The East London Boroughs (London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993". legislation.gov.uk. 28 May 1993. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
2. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
3. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
4. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
5. "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
6. "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
7. "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 13 October 2023.